1993 Pontiac Sunbird Owner's Manual - Page 119

Your Driving and the Road clothing or wrap a blanket around you. If you haveno blankets or extra clothing, make body insulators from newspapers, burlap bags, rags, floor mats - anything you can wrap around yourself or tuck under your clothingto keep warm. You can run the engine to keep warm, but be careful. Run your engine only long as you as must. This saves fuel. When run the you engine, makeit go a little faster than just idle. That is, pushthe accelerator slightly. This uses less fuel the heat for that you getand it keepsthe battery charged. You will need a well-charged battery to restart the vehicle, and possibly for signaling later with your on headlights. Letthe heater run for awhile. Then, shut theengine off and closethe window almost all way to preserve the the heat. Start the engine again and repeat this only when you feel really uncomfortable from the cold. But doit as little as possible. Preserve the fuel as long as you can. To help keep warm, you can get out of the vehicle and do some fairly vigorous exercises every half hour or so until help comes. . . II 118